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Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.VMVGSInstalledMonitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the presence of Virtual Guest Services (VGS)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Virtual Machine VGS monitor indicates whether Virtual Guest Services (VGS) are detected within the virtual machine.

Causes

An unhealthy state indicates that the virtual machine does not have Virtual Guest Services installed.

Resolutions

Install Virtual Guest Services extensions in the virtual machine.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.TwoStatesMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
VGS not Installed
Virtual Guest Services (VGS) is not installed
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.VMVGSInstalledMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Target="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine" TypeID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.TwoStatesMonitorType" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.VMVGSInstalledMonitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters/>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="VMVGSInstalledHealthy" MonitorTypeStateID="Success" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="VMVGSInstalledCritical" MonitorTypeStateID="Error" HealthState="Error"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>7200</IntervalSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <ErrorExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String"/>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator CaseSensitive="false">Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine"]/VGS$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Running</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator CaseSensitive="false">Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine"]/State$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </ErrorExpression>

    <SuccessExpression>

      <SimpleExpression>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="String"/>

        </ValueExpression>

        <Operator CaseSensitive="false">NotEqual</Operator>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine"]/VGS$</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

      </SimpleExpression>

    </SuccessExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>